419 scam: "Mrs Susan Bells"<info@onnuritour.com> ATTENTION: Notice On Your Consignment Box Reg #: JG1N8875BS.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Susan Bells" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cham.courierexpress@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:29:45 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION: Notice On Your Consignment Box Reg #: JG1N8875BS.

DRT AIRPORT SECURITY

Del Rio International Airport(DRT)

1104 W 10th St, Del Rio, TX 78840, United States

Today we discovered an abandoned metal suitcase with reg;

JG1N8875BS originally scheduled to be delivered to you by the agency (Foreign Payment Service) New York. This Suitcase is a metal box and when scanned by a forensic scanner it was revealed to contain 100 dollar bills valued $800,000.00USD(Eight hundred thousand United States dollars) which has been under Security surveillance for some days now.

I am writing to inform you that we have investigated the said Suitcase and theinvestigation proved the legitimacy of its content. Note, The Funds which belongs to you was initially scheduled for delivery to your residence, The Diplomat who arrived with the Consignment made several attempts to reach you,all efforts proved abortive so he decided to leave the case behind.

You are therefore advised to make contact with Mr. Fred Austin (Dispatch Officer) of Cham Courier Express,which is the courier company in charge of the storage unit your case is in order to assist you recover your Consignment box and deliver it to your home. You may contact him through his email( cham.courierexpress@yandex.com) to recover your Consignment or we will be compelled to list your Fund as an unclaimed consignment and maybe forfeited and moved to the United States Treasury Department for holding.

God Bless

Sincerely,

(Mrs) Susan C. Bells

INSPECTION UNIT

Del Rio International Airport Texas

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